Language English | Publication history 1977-present | |
Abbreviated title (ISO 4) Int. J. Urban Reg. Res. Edited by Julie-Anne Boudreau, Maria Kaika, Matthew Gandy Publisher Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies | ||
The International Journal of Urban and Regional Research is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the Foundation for Urban and Regional Studies. It was established in 1977 and published quarterly until 2010. The journal covers urban and regional research topics from a social sciences perspective. The journal has "Debates and Developments" and "Urban Worlds" sections, and also publishes book reviews, theoretical articles, and symposia (collections of articles on a more narrowly defined topic).
According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 1.868, ranking it 9th out of 38 journals in the category "Urban Studies", 9th out of 55 journals in the category "Planning & Development", and 21st out of 72 journals in the category "Geography".